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Dulwich Born And Bred

Dulwich Born And Bred

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Apparently anyone could go in any shops on NXR and vote but I didn?t even know about it until I stumbled on it by chance online.



Sue Wrote:

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> DulwichBorn&Bred Wrote:

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> > That design was voted

> >

> for.....https://www.instagram.com/p/B3hZX7sHPw3/?i

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> > gshid=1utzs35pc5ts8

> > Not my kind of thing either but at least it?s

> > bright. The only positive I can find.

>

>

> Who voted for it? I live nearby, and don't

> remember being asked to vote.

Sue

Sue

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DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

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> > DulwichFox Wrote:

> >

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> > -----

> > > The Money could of been spent on something

> more

> > > beneficial to the local Community.

> > >

> > > The Children at Heritage Park Primary School

> in

> > > Peterborough rasised ?25,000

> > > to pay for Outside Gym Equipment on their

> > playing

> > > field.

> > >

> > >

> >

> https://www.heritageparkschool.co.uk/_includes/ima

>

> >

> > >

> >

> ges/gallery/95/thumb-IMG_0560.jpghttps://www.herit

>

> >

> > >

> >

> ageparkschool.co.uk/_includes/images/gallery/95/th

>

> >

> > >

> >

> umb-IMG_0567.jpghttps://www.heritageparkschool.co.

>

> >

> > >

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> uk/_includes/images/gallery/95/thumb-DAL_4808.JPG

> > >

> > > If only Southwark Council had more

> imagination.

> > A

> > > similar facility on Goose Green Perhaps.

> > > Not just for children. For adults too.

> > >

> > >

> >

> https://www.heritageparkschool.co.uk/gallery/?pid=

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> >

> > > 3&gcatid=2&albumid=95

> > >

> >

> >

> > There is outdoor gym equipment in both Dulwich

> > Park and Peckham Rye Park.

>

> ... and probably in Crystal Palace Park ??? and

> Possibly in Burgess Park

>

> But not Local in East Dulwich where money was made

> available




Dulwich Park and Peckham Rye Park are both within easy walking distance, though!


And those parks are large enough that the outdoor gym equipment doesn't spoil the appearance of the park.

DulwichFox

DulwichFox

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kford Wrote:

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> Just saw it. It's terrible - looks like some

> try-hard community mural from the '80s. Further

> proof that asking the public to vote on stuff

> never works. I'd sooner have the plain wall.


I Agree. You cannot beat brick.


If the wrong type of paint has been used then there is a real danger that the wall

will become porous resulting in a serious internal damp problem,


The cost to rectify such a problem will be high.

I believe this is what occurred with the 'Bee' Mural next to The Plough


Foxy

first mate

first mate

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Slightly surprised Nx shops and shoppers would vote this in. If it had been some sort of signage it would make a bit more sense. It features really bright primary colours and, I think, it looks dreary in our cold, winter light. I wonder if the shop owners like it?
DulwichFox

DulwichFox

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What amazes me is that many people associate East Dulwich as a 'Posh' area.


In certain 'Posh' Conservation areas people get Fined for painting their street door the 'Wrong' colour.

or fitting the wrong type of windows.


.. and yet here in 'Posh' old East Dulwich anyone can paint 'Garish' murals anywhere they feel fit.

cella

cella

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DulwichFox Wrote:

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> What amazes me is that many people associate East

> Dulwich as a 'Posh' area.

>

> In certain 'Posh' Conservation areas people get

> Fined for painting their street door the 'Wrong'

> colour.

> or fitting the wrong type of windows.

>

> .. and yet here in 'Posh' old East Dulwich anyone

> can paint 'Garish' murals anywhere they feel fit.


Moving on from slating Peckham now?

Seabag

Seabag

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DulwichFox Wrote:

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> kford Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Just saw it. It's terrible - looks like some

> > try-hard community mural from the '80s. Further

> > proof that asking the public to vote on stuff

> > never works. I'd sooner have the plain wall.

>

> I Agree. You cannot beat brick.

>

> If the wrong type of paint has been used then

> there is a real danger that the wall

> will become porous resulting in a serious internal

> damp problem,

>

> The cost to rectify such a problem will be high.

> I believe this is what occurred with the 'Bee'

> Mural next to The Plough

>

> Foxy



I believe there?s a permanent rain cloud over DF?s head

LoulaRose

LoulaRose

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I agree that it does appear to be a huge advert for the shops on North Cross Road and can?t help but feel that the cost should have been covered from their own (combined) marketing budgets rather than southwark?s limited funding. I understand the mural may act to attract consumers to ED, but then shouldn?t it read ?East Dulwich, colourful businesses??
edcam

edcam

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How big do you imagine the "marketing budget" of tiny local businesses like this is? I haven't seen the mural but regardless of its merits (or lack thereof), this is one of the most curmudgeonly threads on the forum for some time.


LoulaRose Wrote:

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> I agree that it does appear to be a huge advert

> for the shops on North Cross Road and can?t help

> but feel that the cost should have been covered

> from their own (combined) marketing budgets rather

> than southwark?s limited funding. I understand the

> mural may act to attract consumers to ED, but then

> shouldn?t it read ?East Dulwich, colourful

> businesses??

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